TTRPG creations: 236/365: Wise Head (Klokt Hode)

Wise Head (Klokt Hode)

A curious ritual passes from small hand to small hand. The oldest male of the Litte Gamm upon death is beheaded and the families precious gems are stuffed into the eye sockets. Diamond infused wax is poured over the face and the family sigil burnt into the tongue. The ritual completed as the next generations oldest male plants a single kiss upon the sigil.

The jewels burst into unliving fire and a wretched screams rips through the halls. The tongue waggles and clicks whispering deep, hidden secrets that unfold and curl like snake skin silk. The head becomes the families guardian, revealing hidden secrets and enemies that plan and plot. The new glittering eyes spy all and the ears understand all tongues.

Upon the next generations eldest males death the previous head is enshrined deep in the guts of the land. The tongue taken out and burnt and the gems placed into the new skull. The "eyes" have seen thousands of years and the secrets inscribed within them span lifetimes.